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WOCN11 CWTO 200659
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 1:59 A.M. EST FRIDAY 20 FEBRUARY 2026.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR:
=NEW= GATINEAU
=NEW= CITY OF OTTAWA
=NEW= PRESCOTT AND RUSSELL
=NEW= CORNWALL - MORRISBURG
=NEW= PETAWAWA - PEMBROKE - COBDEN
=NEW= RENFREW - ARNPRIOR - CALABOGIE
APSLEY - WOODVIEW - NORTHERN PETERBOROUGH COUNTY
STIRLING - TWEED - SOUTH FRONTENAC
GANANOQUE - MALLORYTOWN
HUNTSVILLE - BAYSVILLE
HALIBURTON
BARRY'S BAY - KILLALOE
ALGONQUIN.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ENDED FOR:
BANCROFT - BON ECHO PARK
MERRICKVILLE-WOLFORD - KEMPTVILLE
WESTPORT - CHARLESTON LAKE
BROCKVILLE - PRESCOTT
SMITHS FALLS - LANARK - SHARBOT LAKE.
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==DISCUSSION==
SNOW EXPECTED TODAY.
WHAT:
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS NEAR 10 CM.
REDUCED VISIBILITY IN HEAVY SNOW.
WHEN:
BEGINNING LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. TAPERING OFF
THIS EVENING.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
SNOW MAY MIX WITH ICE PELLETS AT TIMES FOR SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE
ST. LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY. ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL LIKELY BE
DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE DUE TO ACCUMULATING SNOW. ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR
TRAVEL. IF DRIVING, TURN ON YOUR LIGHTS, SLOW DOWN AND MAINTAIN A
SAFE FOLLOWING DISTANCE.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER IN ONTARIO, SEND AN EMAIL TO
ONSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)ONSTORM. TO
REPORT SEVERE WEATHER IN GATINEAU, SEND AN EMAIL TO
ONSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)QCSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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